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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
3
Advertising copy urges readers to drink Coca-Cola during summer heat and thirst. It describes Coca-Cola as delicious, refreshing, and cooling, available at soda fountains or bottled, and invites sending for a free booklet from the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
Australia Atch in Libraries reports Victoria's 500th public library opening. Older branches are busy with about one million books and 3.5 million annual visits. Total gross revenue from halls subscriptions and grants is around 340000 dollars, with fiction favored and strong interest in general literature and history.
Mrs. Violet Cole of Philadelphia testifies that Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent cured her eight year eczema and helped her three children with scalp ringworm. She notes success using the products on skin and hair and says she would not be without them. The ad invites readers to request a free skin treatment book.
A housewife and modern homemaker ethos praises Hewitt's Easy Task Soap as clean white soap safe for delicate fabrics. Buy two cakes for ten cents with a money back guarantee if the first is not to taste. Health and contentment framed as rewards for using the product.
Buckeye Notes reports deaths and openings across Ohio towns. Joseph Jones of the New American hotel dies after appendicitis surgery. E. S. Leonard claims an ice mine in Potter County, Pennsylvania. state department reorganization moves Ohio to the eastern division. Silver Banking Co. in Wellsville closes with 500 depositors at risk. Local Shaker ties in Lebanon. a Thornton Avenue resident narrowly escapes harm after entering the wrong house. Toledo City exonerates officials over alleged graft and payroll padding. Mary B. Cortell dies in Findlay. Tama rack swamp drainage progresses. Cincinnati notes founder of American Book Co. and Cleveland romance linking John D. Rockefeller to a Cleveland wedding set for June 7.
A letter promotes a home recipe to cure frequent urination and related symptoms. It claims dramatic relief with no cost for a mailed copy, promising a quick recovery and pure remedies. The sender, A. K. Robinson of Detroit, solicits readers to request the plain envelope mailer.
Antiseptic powder Allen's Foot-Base claims to ease tired swollen feet and nervous fatigue, offering rest and comfort and making walking a delight. Sold everywhere for 2 cents with a free sample offer from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A reminder that human stamina wears thin as time passes and allies may grow weary and sit down on you.
The dialogue features Nagget and Mrs. Nagget debating marriage dynamics. He claims a wife treats her husband like bric-a-brac, while she counters with a wittier retort about value and effort. The exchange underscores gendered stereotypes in a concise comic style.
The Adjutant informs Corporal Stripes that his furlough request was granted by the War Department. It is reported that Corporal Stripes died about six weeks ago, a fact confirmed by a sergeant.
A young businesswoman recounts nervous prostration and dyspepsia improved by Grape Nuts. She credits the diet with stabilizing her health, notes a noon lunch habit with cream and fruit, and says it let her keep work days to a minimum. The letter promotes Road to Wellville and the cereal’s benefits for women.
The Weekly Review of Trade notes improving sentiment amid ongoing curtailment and price adjustments. It cites brisk Canada demand, mixed iron and steel prices, and continued restraint in cotton goods while wool and footwear show strength and bank exchanges vary across cities.
The Cincinnati Grain Market lists flour patents from 44.25 to 5.35 for various grades and wheat, corn, oats, and other staples with mixed price bands. Live stock futures show cattle, hogs, sheep, and lamb values from mid dollars to over six dollars, while poultry eggs butter and fruits and vegetables also feature assorted per-unit or per-bushel prices.
Historian George Bancroft retold a joke Percy H. Epler cites from Master Minds at the Commonwealths Heart. Levi Lincoln, nearly blind, rode along a Massachusetts road when geese clogged the street. He tossed pennies, crying God bless you my children.
Eruptive skin diseases of long standing cured by Resinol ointment and Resinol soap in weeks. Begin with Resinol to start your cure and see improvement from the start. Cures acne eczema herpes erysipelas erythema barber's itch poison ivy ringworm boils carbuncles felons cuts and all skin abrasions. Available at all drug stores.
Historical data show winter hogs killed in western packing centers averaged about 275 pounds in 1870s, 257 pounds in 1880s, 239 pounds in 1890s, and 219 pounds in 1900s. The 30 to 40 year period shows hogs marketed then were about one quarter heavier than those sold in recent years.
Advertises Hewitt's Easy Task Soap as preventing sock wear caused by inferior laundry soaps. Claims free alkali and resin in rival products damage fibers and leave men blamed for “hard on their socks.” Notes twenty five years of use proving its worth at five cents a cake.
A visitor challenges the town’s prospects while a native retorts that the speaker could have succeeded elsewhere but stayed to reveal a sharp, humorous contrast in a compact dialogue. The quote captures local color and character-driven wit typical of the era.
A comic exchange between Positive Wife and Negative Husband reveals a playful sleep talk moment. The wife asks why he talks in his sleep and he replies the quiet conversations help him remember. The gag hinges on the idea of using sleep as a memory aid.
Garfield Tea is described as a herbal remedy that corrects constipation by arousing the digestive organs to their intended activity. The product is marketed as composed of herbs.
A terse adage states that those unaware of misfortune have not known themselves or their virtue highlighting how adversity tests character and conscience.
Chicago reader Mrs Janetzi describes relief from female weakness and stomach trouble after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes insistence on the original product over substitutes and claims thirty years of success curing female illnesses.
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